Fluid is new and flushed the pump but I'll check again tomorrow. Could low or high fluid pressure cause issues? or would it just increase or decrease the amount of assist.

I'll check the pass side ujoint tomorrow. Just remembered I changed the drivers side when I did the ball joints and it looked to be original to the truck, it was in pretty bad shape. Going to pull the pass wheel again anyhow to check the ball joints one more time.

No auto hubs luckily, manual warns (I think) on the front.

Could a rear posi cause these issues? It has a gov-lock and I've been reading they aren't the most reliable. Maybe clutches are sticking?